Govt consults public on proposed amendments to advertising law

The Economic and Technological Development Bureau (DSEDT) is proposing various amendments to the current law regulating advertising, such as more clearly defining its various rules that advertisers must comply with and streamlining the government’s administrative procedures for permitting businesses to install advertisements on the external walls of buildings.The proposed streamlined administrative procedures include replacing the current licensing system with a registration system.The bureau

July 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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3rd locally bottled water exceeds bacterial standards: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement on Friday afternoon that 18.9-litre potable water containers from another local manufacturer have been found to exceed official bacteria standards.It was the third case of its kind within a month.The first case was confirmed on June 20, affecting the local O’Sun brand.This second case concerned the local NK brand’s 18.9-litre potable bottled water containers which were confirmed on Tuesday to exceed official bacterial standards.The

July 7, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Macau Book Carnival kicks off

The Macau Book Carnival kicked off on Friday at the Macao Polytechnic University’s (MPU) Multi-Sport Pavilion, with this year’s event marking the 28th edition and will be held through Sunday, inviting book lovers to visit.The event, organised by the Macao Association of Literacy Promotion and this year themed “East Asian Culture is the Brilliance of the World”, features thousands of titles, according to a statement on the carnival’s Facebook page. Carnival-goers can browse and buy

July 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Childcare allowance’s applications to start next Wednesday

The Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) has announced that the application period for the government’s newly launched childcare allowance will start on Wednesday next week.The bureau, the public entity implementing the childcare allowance programme, made the announcement in a statement on Friday.The new childcare allowance launched on a provisional basis will cover permanent local residents under the age of three born in or before 2027. Each beneficiary will receive an annual allowance of 18,000

July 7, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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‘GEG Run with a Partner Training Programme’ kicks off

Integrated resort operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and the Macau Special Olympics (MSO) have recently kicked off their jointly organised “GEG Run with a Partner Training Programme” and launched the Fifth Anniversary Event Series with a ceremony held at Broadway Macau in Cotai.The programme has been organised since 2021 “for members of the GEG Runner’s Club under the GEG Staff Social Club to conduct regular long-distance running training with MSO athletes and to jointly

July 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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MGM, MGTO organise 3rd seminar under joint training series

Integrated resort operator MGM recently organised its third seminar with the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) under their joint “Together We Deliver Exceptional Hospitality as Tourism Ambassadors” training series, this time themed“Be the Digital Ambassador: Showcasing Macao’s Charm with Online Courtesy”.Held at MGM COTAI, a statement from the company on Wednesday said that the seminar was attended by over 230 participants from MGM, the industry and local universities. Macao

July 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Melco presents ‘meet the musicians’

Melco Resorts & Entertainment presented the “Macao Orchestra Meet the Musicians” event late last month at Studio City in Cotai, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.Focusing on strings, the event featured Macao Orchestra Assistant Conductor Tony Cheng-Te Yeh, First Violin Wang Yue, Second Violin Cao Hui, Li Yueying on Viola, Yan Feng on Cello, and Principal Double Bass Tibor Tóth.Attendees featured students from The School of Music of Macao Conservatory and Academia de Música

July 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Adventures of ALICE @ Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau presents new season

SJM Resorts said in a statement on Thursday that it has unveiled a new season for its ballet-inspired residency “The Adventures of ALICE @ Grand Lisboa Palace Resort Macau”, with performances set through late August.Following its spring debut, the show features professionally trained ballerinas from Macau and elsewhere in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), as well as overseas, all chosen through open auditions, the statement said. The new season, which started on Saturday, sees four more local

July 7, 2025 | BY Rui Pastorin

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Cooperation, autonomy and win-win results defining features of healthy economic ties

China Daily Editorial        The global trade landscape has been roiled by the United States’ trade policies and actions.Even though US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said he expects a “flurry” of deals to materialize before the July 9 deadline, time is running out. Some US trading partners are still far from making a deal before US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause comes to an end.The US administration started sending letters to various economies on Friday

July 7, 2025 | BY admin

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Sunny Ip urges local SMEs to offer high-quality products & services at competitive prices

Sunny Ip Sio Man, chairman of the Macau Small and Medium Enterprises Development Alliance, acknowledged yesterday that while shops and other outlets in tourism districts continued to enjoy strong business results in the first half of this year, “physical stores” in other neighbourhoods generally saw “a slight decrease” in turnover in the period, suggesting that local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) constantly innovate their operation models such as providing customers with

July 4, 2025 | BY Tony Wong

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Iao Hon vendor stalls ‘optimisation’ project to start in Sept: IAM

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) will start its gradual optimisation project of the Iao Hon vendor stalls in September, but the vendors’ businesses will only “minimally be disrupted” by the revamp, Northern District Community Service Consultative Council deputy convener Chan Ian Ian said yesterday.Chan made the remarks during a press briefing after a regular closed-door meeting with IAM officials at the Government Service Centre in Areia Preta yesterday.A dozen vendor stalls in the area

July 4, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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Police nab Nepali showing porn video to 3 underage girls

Public Service Police (PSP) spokeswoman Cheong Im Sim announced at a regular press conference yesterday that a male non-resident worker (NRW) from Nepal was detained for showing pornographic videos to three underage female students from the same secondary school.The press conference was held at the Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape. Cheong identified the suspect as a 49-year-old Nepali surnamed Rana who told police that he works as a security guard. According to Cheong, on

July 4, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Local woman loses HK$113,000 in investment scam: police

Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesman Chao Teng Hin announced at a press conference yesterday that a local middle-aged woman has fallen victim to an online investment scam, losing HK$113,000 (116,350 patacas).The press conference was held at Judiciary Police (PJ) headquarters in Zape.According to Chao, the victim connected with a woman on WhatsApp via a link from a Facebook investment post, who then invited her to a group chat purportedly sharing investment strategies. Subsequently, the victim was

July 4, 2025 | BY Armindo Neves

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Body found floating in sea near hotel

The Judiciary Police (PJ) were informed by the Macau Customs Service at 7:45 a.m. yesterday that a male body had been discovered in the sea opposite a hotel on Hac Sa Beach Road in Coloane. According to a PJ statement, the body had been moved to the shore near the Hac Sa Water Sports Centre, and the Public Security Police (PSP) then requested PJ officers to go to the scene to investigate.The statement did not say how the corpse had been moved, and by whom. According to preliminary

July 4, 2025 | BY Ida Cheong

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